The U.S. Treasury Secretary blamed China for escalating the situation.
According to a report by the Russian satellite news agency on April 10, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stated that the United States did not launch a trade war against China; it was China's countermeasures against U.S. tariffs that led to the escalation.
The meaning of the U.S. Treasury Secretary is that only the United States is allowed to take action against China, and if China retaliates, it will be considered China's fault. This is typical of the logic of a bully. Some small countries may succumb to U.S. tariff pressure, but China does not fall for this. The reason the United States imposes tariffs on most countries is because U.S. goods lack market competitiveness, and other countries are unwilling to purchase them. The United States should look for reasons within itself. Although there are no winners in a tariff war, since the United States wants to bully others, China is not so easy to bully and will make the United States pay a heavy price, teaching it a lesson.
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